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Study sheds light on how humans tamed horses

SOURCE:  thelocal.dk Kerry Sheridan/AFP  Photo: FireLizard5/Flickr The University of Copenhagen’s Centre for GeoGenetics is behind new research that shows that the domestication of horses goes back thousands of years. Humans tamed horses some 5,500 years ago, and an international study of ancient and modern horse genes Monday sheds […]

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Ray of hope for endangered Marwari horses

  SOURCE:  The Times of India AHMEDABAD: The ambling gait and valour in wars had made Marwari horses the most sought-after equine breed in many parts of India. And their inward-turning ears have fascinated horse-lovers for ages. But their numbers dwindled so dramatically — fewer than 5,000 pure Marwari […]

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MORE Managing For Extinction?

What the ‘ell strategy is BLM using now? Their internet adoption in the past has been for ADOPTION of wild horses and burros with a minimum bid of $125 and a written promise that the adopter would not sell the wild horse or burro to slaughter for at least a year – but now it appears that they are auctioning off our wild horses online for $25!

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